MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (19th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 81 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	118% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	81% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	MSI MS-7A11
Motherboard	MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) (all builds)
Memory	25.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180703
Uptime	1.6 Days
Run Date	Sep 03 '23 at 12:30
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-6700K-$180 588,978 User benchmarks, average bench 81% U3E1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 86.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 222 81% 143 Pts	4-Core 379 8-Core 557 58% 468 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 90%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3973) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 535.98 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	118% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 192 Parallax 158 131% 170 fps	MRender 169 Gravity 125 Splatting 112 108% 135 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Pro 256GB-$90 12,565 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 239 238 234 232 224 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	81% Excellent	Read 449 Write 248 Mixed 337 SusWrite 238 71% 318 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 26.8 112% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 374 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 334 249% 332 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 131%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 146GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 315 315 316 316 314 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	97.5% Outstanding	Read 450 Write 440 Mixed 387 SusWrite 316 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 44.5 147% 49.2 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 315 DQ Mixed 309 236% 319 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 97.5% Great: 124%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2400C15D4/8G KHX2400C15/16G KHX2400C15D4/8G 32GB 35 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	MC Read 18.5 MC Write 19.1 MC Mixed 15.9 51% 17.8 GB/s	SC Read 14.5 SC Write 20 SC Mixed 17.7 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	58	33	360	24.5"	1280 720	DELA1B5 Dell AW2521H

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Typical Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11) Builds (Compare 1,561 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 69%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 58%

Gunboat

Motherboard: MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X (MS-7A11)

CPU
Core i7-6700KIntel $180Bench 81%, 588,978 samples	611x
Core i5-6600KIntel $130Bench 72%, 342,244 samples	499x
Core i7-6700Intel $180Bench 72%, 282,363 samples	119x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	348x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	169x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	156x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	91x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	71x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	45x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	103x
Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GBG.SKILL $31Bench 71%, 98,777 samples	79x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	61x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $460

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16